What does truceman mean?
Truceman means (archaic) Alternative form of truchman..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic) Alternative form of truchman..
How sweet is love to them that can dissemble, In thoughts and looks, till they have reap’d the gains!
1593, Michael Drayton, The Legend of Piers Gaveston, cited in J. Payne Collier (editor), Illustrations of Early English Poetry, Volume 4, 1870, p. 163,https://archive.org/details/illustrationsea00collgoog O Hope! how cunning with our cares to gloze Griefes breathing poynt, the truceman to desire, The rest in sighes, the very thoughts repose; As thou art milde, oh! wert thou not a lier?
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Truceman means (archaic) Alternative form of truchman..
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How sweet is love to them that can dissemble, In thoughts and looks, till they have reap’d the gains!
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